It’s the One That Goes: How Much, How Much, How Much Salt Do You Put on It, Right? – Part 03

“Let me explain, and you’ll understand. There are complicated circumstances involved.”

“Yeah, well, when a guy and a girl go on a date, it’s bound to be complicated,” Mihara said.

“I just need you to listen.”

“Start talking, then. Spill everything.”

I froze. How could I even start explaining this?

Do I start with the Vampire Ninja stuff? Or the whole ‘there are three worlds’ thing?

Who Ayaka really was, I didn’t know myself. That this was a matter of life-and-death, or what happened to the chief—none of that would make any sense to Mihara.

After all, she was just a normal person.

Steeling myself, I whispered to Mihara, “She’s a relative’s kid. We’re playing a game right now.”

After agonizing over it, that was the best explanation I could come up with.

“A game?”

“Yeah. It’s a game where we pretend to be a couple for a day.”